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Newspaper
Atlantic Weekly Telegraph
Location
Atlantic, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1910
Page
8
East of the city neighbors share Christmas visits among Weigand family, the Brooks, Malone, and Williams households, with many kin visiting Atlantic, Anita, Des Moines, and Omaha. Local events include school holidays, a piano theatre opening, weddings, and returns from college.
Mrs J S Barber of South Chestnut Street celebrated her 62nd birthday on the 25th. Her children Arthur Barber of Chicago and other relatives joined the family gathering and friends sent around eighty postal cards in thanks.
Charles Bissell and Gertrude Gordon both of Massena were married this morning by Justice J B Pressnall at the county clerk’s office. They come from prominent families and will reside on a farm near Massena.
Fred B. Barnes of Lewis married Miss Pearl Will this morning at 11 o clock in the Methodist parsonage by Rev. Griffith. A. M. Barnes, father of the groom, accompanied them. The couple will reside on a farm three miles west of Lewis.
Five Mile Grove records a Monday afternoon school holiday at The Grove with a gate at Lamb's lake. Wood family spent Christmas at Rev. A D Beckhart’s home. Geo Koh bought property formerly owned by Dick Odem four miles northeast of town and plans to reside there with his son John of Waterloo. Ethel Milford left Monday to join a Yorkie Mo college glee club, with concerts for a few days before returning to school January 1. Mr and Mrs E Pellett Casey spent Christmas at A Pellett’s home.
Notice of incorporation for the Conrad Shoe Company authorized December 14 1910 to operate as a retail boot and shoe business with 10000 dollars capital at Atlantic Iowa. Board of two directors officers elected January 2 annual. debt limit two thirds of capital. private stockholder property exempt._signed by J C Conrad president and R H Parker secretary.
A fragment lists multiple sale events with names such as Frank Joyce John Roots Michel Neines J F Reid Ike Killion and many more. Dates range from January through February in towns including Oakland Carson Treynor Macedonia Council Bluffs and Hancock.
A brief item notes a Dentrat Ofte over Nebe Shoe Store with contact reference Musson and phone number 187 Atlantic. The readable lines suggest a commercial matter or notice about the shoe store on Atlantic street.
The community notes multiple visits by Dr Chas Johnson, Miss Nellie Rae, Agnes Rae, Suc Woods, Sam McCurdy, and others from Des Moines Ames Chariton Nebraska. Christmas meals, St Johns day planning, a telephone line hold, and Quarantine updates mix with travels to Des Moines Cumberland Villisca Red Oak and Colfax. Local barbers move to a new building while Dr Penquite visits Colfax.
George Wilson of southeast of Anita died December 28 at his son W. T. Wilson’s home. Funeral services were at Evan Belal church in Anita, with interment in Evergreen cemetery. A 49 year Mason, he was born May 25, 1840 in Triple County Ohio and moved to Iowa in stages before settling in Anita in 1876. He fathered eleven children, seven living, with several descendants in Iowa, California, and Washington.
Yesterday afternoon at four o'clock Rev. Griffith united H. L. Rhoades and Rhonda Highley in marriage at the Methodist parsonage in this city. L. B. H. Bruce and Eliza Highley accompanied them. The couple will reside on a farm near Anita and will begin housekeeping at once.
Griswold H W and family of Red Oak spent Sunday with Mrs. J R Hall. Many relatives and friends travel or return home for Christmas, including Roy Grinnell from Iowa City, Chas Graham and family to California, and others visiting from Ames Omaha Lincoln Atlantic Malvern Shenandoah and Conway. Several students and workers attend schools in Simpson Drake Chicago Chicago and Iowa City, with trips to Omaha Council Bluffs and Sioux Falls for holidays.
Fragmentary notes show times such as 6:15 a m and 2:35 p m with scattered words like leaves and days. The text appears as a damaged schedule fragment likely from a newspaper page with incomplete lines and missing context.
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